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Art Notes: Watercolors in ‘Water Dance'

Published: Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 27, 2012 at 3:19 p.m.

ASHEVILLE

Watercolors in ‘Water Dance'

The Asheville Gallery of Art's featured artist for May will be Suzanne Shaffer. An opening reception for the artist will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

The exhibition, "Water Dance," will feature watercolors that capture the magic, mystery and magnificence of a life-sustaining natural resource. A portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to a nonprofit organization that delivers sustainable water projects to needy families and villages throughout the world. The show will be on display through May.

The gallery is at 16 College St. in downtown Asheville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For information, call 828-251-5796 or visit www. ashevillegallery-of-art.com.

BREVARD

Yearbooks available online

Student yearbooks, official college catalogs and student newspapers from Brevard College and its forerunners are available online through a collaborative effort by Brevard College and the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.

The online collection — digitalnc.org/insti tutions/brevard-college — includes yearbooks from Rutherford College (1930, The Foothills), Weaver College (The Mountaineer, 1920-33) and Brevard College (The Pertelote, 1935-2003).

Catalogs from Brevard Institute are available from 1906-33; Rutherford College, 1900-29; Weaver College, 1875-1933; and Brevard College 1934-2011.

More than 850 issues of student-produced newspapers from Brevard College as well as predecessor schools Weaver College and Rutherford College can be searched and browsed online. The papers, ranging from 1924 to 2011, are a resource for studying student life in a small mountain college throughout the 20th century.

For more information, contact Mike McCabe at 828-884-8248 or library@brevard.edu.

Man named Art Educator of Year

Mark Sidelnick, associate professor of education and coordinator of arts education licensure at the University of North Carolina Asheville, was named Art Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Art Education Association.

Sidelnick was honored for his teaching, mentoring and significant contributions to art education statewide. He is co-author of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction art education curriculum K-12, and he chaired the committee that wrote the professional licensure standards for North Carolina art teachers.

Sidelnick, who joined the UNC Asheville faculty in 1993, teaches courses in art methods and instruction for future K-12 teachers, and he supervises student teachers in the field.

ASHEVILLE

Flower show, photo contest

The Rhododendron, the Southeastern Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, is holding its 53rd annual flower show and photo print contest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort, 1 Resort Drive, Asheville.

It is being held this year in conjunction with the ARS and ASA Annual International Convention. More than 440 people are expected from six different countries.

Members of the American Rhododendron Society will be on site to greet people, answer questions and provide information about rhododendrons, azaleas and the association.

This is an opportunity to meet some experts, learn of the many varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas and view some intriguing photographs of these special flowers and landscapes.

The photo print contest, new this year, is sponsored also by the Vaseyi Chapter of the Azalea Society of America, a co-sponsor of the convention. An advance registration form is required before Tuesday.

ASHEVILLE

Student exhibits funerary urns

"Dissolution," an art exhibition of stoneware funerary urns by University of North Carolina Asheville senior Tiffany Purser, will be on view Friday through May 15 in the Highsmith University Union Gallery.

An opening reception will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday in the gallery. The reception and the exhibit are free.

Purser, who is studying art and philosophy at UNC-Asheville, created this exhibit around the idea that "a custom-made urn creates a home and final resting place of great character." The exhibition expresses the Japanese aesthetic of "wabi-sabi," which, according to Purser, "encourages acceptance of transience," and "is best discovered through desolate melancholy."

For more information, visit cesap.unca.edu/about-gallery or call 828-251-6991.

Writing contest for ages up to 18

The Thomas Wolfe Contest for young writers is for students younger than 18.

Guidelines are: Write a fictional story of 25 pages or less, double-spaced. Include your name, address, email address, birth date and phone number on a separate cover sheet with the entry.

The entry fee is $10 per story. Young writers can submit up to five entries. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for judges' comments and a list of the winners.

Mail to Wolfe Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC, 28805. Emailed submissions can be sent to writersw@gmail.com with "Wolfe Contest" in the subject. Entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org.

Entries must be postmarked by May 30. For more information, call 828-254-8111.

The opening reception will be from 5:30 until 8 p.m. Friday at North Main Street in Hendersonville.

Walter and Enloe are self-taught artists whose biggest joy is to create art.

Walter discovered as a child that she had things to say with color and shapes. Observing nature gave her inspiration that could only be expressed in art. Artistic expression is in her genes, as her grandmother was an artist and Enloe, her mother, is a potter. Enloe has had private lessons in pottery making.

Meet Walter and Enloe as they talk about their works.

Local songwriter, singer and guitarist Lynn Goldsmith will perform, and refreshments will be provided by Cuisine Team. For more information, call 828-692-6222.

<p>ASHEVILLE</p><p>Watercolors in 'Water Dance'</p><p>The Asheville Gallery of Art's featured artist for May will be Suzanne Shaffer. An opening reception for the artist will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. </p><p>The exhibition, "Water Dance," will feature watercolors that capture the magic, mystery and magnificence of a life-sustaining natural resource. A portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to a nonprofit organization that delivers sustainable water projects to needy families and villages throughout the world. The show will be on display through May. </p><p>The gallery is at 16 College St. in downtown Asheville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For information, call 828-251-5796 or visit www. ashevillegallery-of-art.com.</p><p>BREVARD</p><p>Yearbooks available online</p><p>Student yearbooks, official college catalogs and student newspapers from Brevard College and its forerunners are available online through a collaborative effort by Brevard College and the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.</p><p>The online collection — digitalnc.org/insti tutions/brevard-college — includes yearbooks from Rutherford College (1930, The Foothills), Weaver College (The Mountaineer, 1920-33) and Brevard College (The Pertelote, 1935-2003).</p><p>Catalogs from Brevard Institute are available from 1906-33; Rutherford College, 1900-29; Weaver College, 1875-1933; and Brevard College 1934-2011.</p><p>More than 850 issues of student-produced newspapers from Brevard College as well as predecessor schools Weaver College and Rutherford College can be searched and browsed online. The papers, ranging from 1924 to 2011, are a resource for studying student life in a small mountain college throughout the 20th century.</p><p>For more information, contact Mike McCabe at 828-884-8248 or library@brevard.edu.</p><p>Man named Art Educator of Year</p><p>Mark Sidelnick, associate professor of education and coordinator of arts education licensure at the University of North Carolina Asheville, was named Art Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Art Education Association.</p><p>Sidelnick was honored for his teaching, mentoring and significant contributions to art education statewide. He is co-author of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction art education curriculum K-12, and he chaired the committee that wrote the professional licensure standards for North Carolina art teachers.</p><p>Sidelnick, who joined the UNC Asheville faculty in 1993, teaches courses in art methods and instruction for future K-12 teachers, and he supervises student teachers in the field. </p><p>ASHEVILLE</p><p>Flower show, photo contest</p><p>The Rhododendron, the Southeastern Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, is holding its 53rd annual flower show and photo print contest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort, 1 Resort Drive, Asheville. </p><p>It is being held this year in conjunction with the ARS and ASA Annual International Convention. More than 440 people are expected from six different countries.</p><p>Members of the American Rhododendron Society will be on site to greet people, answer questions and provide information about rhododendrons, azaleas and the association. </p><p>This is an opportunity to meet some experts, learn of the many varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas and view some intriguing photographs of these special flowers and landscapes. </p><p>The photo print contest, new this year, is sponsored also by the Vaseyi Chapter of the Azalea Society of America, a co-sponsor of the convention. An advance registration form is required before Tuesday. </p><p>ASHEVILLE</p><p>Student exhibits funerary urns</p><p>"Dissolution," an art exhibition of stoneware funerary urns by University of North Carolina Asheville senior Tiffany Purser, will be on view Friday through May 15 in the Highsmith University Union Gallery. </p><p>An opening reception will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday in the gallery. The reception and the exhibit are free.</p><p>Purser, who is studying art and philosophy at UNC-Asheville, created this exhibit around the idea that "a custom-made urn creates a home and final resting place of great character." The exhibition expresses the Japanese aesthetic of "wabi-sabi," which, according to Purser, "encourages acceptance of transience," and "is best discovered through desolate melancholy."</p><p>"Dissolution" is Purser's BFA senior exhibition. Gallery viewing hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. </p><p>For more information, visit cesap.unca.edu/about-gallery or call 828-251-6991.</p><p>Writing contest for ages up to 18</p><p>The Thomas Wolfe Contest for young writers is for students younger than 18. </p><p>Guidelines are: Write a fictional story of 25 pages or less, double-spaced. Include your name, address, email address, birth date and phone number on a separate cover sheet with the entry. </p><p>The entry fee is $10 per story. Young writers can submit up to five entries. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for judges' comments and a list of the winners. </p><p>Mail to Wolfe Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC, 28805. Emailed submissions can be sent to writersw@gmail.com with "Wolfe Contest" in the subject. Entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org. </p><p>Entries must be postmarked by May 30. For more information, call 828-254-8111.</p><p>Mother, daughter exhibit together</p><p>Wickwire fine art/folk art presents Melissa Enloe Walter and her mother, Joan Enloe, as featured artists for May. </p><p>The opening reception will be from 5:30 until 8 p.m. Friday at North Main Street in Hendersonville. </p><p>Walter and Enloe are self-taught artists whose biggest joy is to create art. </p><p>Walter discovered as a child that she had things to say with color and shapes. Observing nature gave her inspiration that could only be expressed in art. Artistic expression is in her genes, as her grandmother was an artist and Enloe, her mother, is a potter. Enloe has had private lessons in pottery making. </p><p>Meet Walter and Enloe as they talk about their works. </p><p>Local songwriter, singer and guitarist Lynn Goldsmith will perform, and refreshments will be provided by Cuisine Team. For more information, call 828-692-6222.</p>